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xito Search Partners

xito Search Partners is a boutique recruitment firm dedicated to building highperforming teams across the industrial economy, with a focus on manufacturing, engineering, distribution, field services, transportation, and skilled trades. Backed by two decades of combined experience, the firm blends executive search expertise with professional recruitment to deliver leaders and contributors who drive operational excellence and longterm growth. Co-founded and led by Managing Partners Ever Serrano and Jaime Castrejon, xito Search Partners serves clients ranging from mid-market companies to enterprise industrial organizations, placing Csuite executives, VPs and Directors, as well as core professional and skilled roles that keep plants, networks, and field operations running. Their Professional Search capability spans skilled trades (electricians, welders, machinists, technicians), sales and account management (sales representatives, account managers, business development, sales engineers), engineering and manufacturing (manufacturing, quality, and process engineers, production managers), and distribution and logistics (logistics coordinators, supply chain analysts, warehouse managers, distribution specialists). The firms process is explicitly data-driven, leveraging analytics, market intelligence, and performance insights to target, assess, and shortlist talent with speed and precision while maintaining rigorous quality standards. xito Search Partners operates as an extension of each clients team, aligning to business goals, culture, and hiring strategy to reduce attrition and support scalable growth, with an emphasis on integrity, inclusion, and long-term fit. Their executive practice focuses on transformational leaders who can navigate complex industrial environments and deliver sustainable results, while their professional recruiting engine builds reliable, resilient teams across operations, engineering, supply chain, and customer-facing functions. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, the firm partners with industrial sectors including manufacturing, oil and gas, transportation, and broader supply chain ecosystems, consistently delivering placements that stick and teams that thrive.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseUtilitiesSupply Chain ManagementFreight Forwarding

HQHouston, United States

Source Management

Source Management Inc. is a boutique recruitment partner dedicated to helping employers find the needle in the haystack. For more than 20 years, organizations ranging from nimble start-ups to enterprises with over 10,000 employees have relied on the firm for strategic hiring across industrial, manufacturing, engineering-driven and construction-product markets. The team takes a consultative, personalized approach, beginning every engagement with in-depth discovery to understand culture, work environment, success profiles and career paths; when appropriate, they conduct site visits to gain a first-hand perspective of the organization. Each assignment is treated as unique, with search strategies tailored by industry, location, compensation and experience requirements to ensure targeted outreach to professionals who align on both capability and culture. Source Managements services span per-hire permanent recruitment, confidential and targeted executive search for specialized or leadership roles, and fully outsourced recruiting solutions (RPO) for clients experiencing high growth or seeking end-to-end hiring support. Beyond sourcing and selection, the firm streamlines the hiring lifecycle by coordinating interviews, conducting thorough reference and background checks, advising on and negotiating salary and relocation packages, offering optional talent assessments, and providing post-placement follow-up with both client and candidate to ensure a smooth transition and high retention. On the candidate side, Source Management emphasizes discretion and fit, taking time to understand career goals, compensation and benefits expectations, and cultural preferences before presenting opportunities, and never sharing information without explicit approval. Typical roles include sales engineers, territory managers and commercial leaders supporting engineering-led product companies, as well as other white-collar and executive positions where technical acumen and market understanding are critical. Clients value the time saved, the focused shortlists of qualified and genuinely interested professionals, and a track record of hires who become quality benchmarks within their organizations. Focused on long-term relationships and measurable outcomes, Source Management aims to be the number one source for its clients recruitment needs.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstruction

HQHouston, United States

Lucid Search Group

Lucid Search Group (LSG) is a Houston, Texasbased recruitment partner dedicated to bringing clarity and precision to hiring across construction, energy, oil & gas, renewables, LNG, utilities, and industrial manufacturing and OEM, with reach into professional services and technology-enabled roles that support engineering and operations. Framing each engagement as a solution rather than a transaction, LSG supports organizations from field operations to the C-suite with permanent recruitment, executive search, and project staffing, complemented by candidate screening, interview preparation, and workforce planning and advisory. The firms consultants act as solution engineers who bridge vision and execution, mobilizing projectready teams for capital programs and preFID buildouts, securing plant and project leadership for succession needs, and sourcing scarce technical and engineering talent that traditional methods miss. LSGs portfolio spans partnerships with global oilfield services companies, LNG infrastructure developers, diversified industrials, EPC and construction firms, and national professional services groups, where the team has delivered leadership hires, technical specialists, and rapid workforce scaleups across North America. Their approach is rigorously datainformed and outcomeoriented, addressing market realities such as the high percentage of manufacturers unable to fill skilled roles, revenue leakage from prolonged technical vacancies, schedule risk across EPC and LNG projects due to workforce gaps, and the accelerating retirement curve in industrial workforces. Whether clients seek consistent candidate flow, a steadier and more predictable hiring process, or embedded and fractional recruiting capacity to expand internal bandwidth, LSG designs pragmatic strategies that reduce effort, increase certainty, and align every placement to business goals and culture. With transparent communication, thorough vetting, and sectorspecific insight, Lucid Search Group transforms recruiting from a reactive activity into a strategic advantage, helping employers secure talent that sustains performance, derisks project timelines, and drives longterm growth.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningAutomotiveAerospaceDefense

HQHouston, United States

AbantuHR

This Dutch recruitment and staffing firm specializes in connecting technical professionals with organizations across the construction, infrastructure, electrical, mechanical, and building services domains. Focused on creating work happiness, it serves candidates at MBO, HBO, and WO levels and matches them to roles such as work preparer, project leader, engineer, service technician, planner, and calculator. Operating nationwide across regions like Noord-Holland, Zuid-Holland, Utrecht, Gelderland, and Noord-Brabant, the firm combines deep sector knowledge with a personal, candidate-first approach. Testimonials highlight quick, transparent communication, genuine interest in the person behind the resume, and practical, ongoing support, from mentoring and hands-on guidance to help with training and certifications. Its client base spans contractors and engineering firms as well as public entities, evidenced by placements with construction and technical services groups and roles at municipalities and central government. Beyond daily staffing needs, the agency tracks industry developments and shares insights on topics shaping the market, including digitalization of construction, circular building, AI in engineering workflows, diversity and inclusion, and mental wellbeing at work. This thought leadership, paired with close relationships across hundreds of employers, enables informed, tailored matchmaking rather than one-size-fits-all submissions. The delivery model covers secondment and project-based assignments, short-term coverage, and permanent recruitment, giving employers flexible access to scarce skills while offering candidates choice and continuity. A structured intake uncovers technical capabilities and personal ambitions, ensuring cultural fit and long-term success, and a streamlined process helps decisions move at pace without sacrificing quality. The team prides itself on being approachable, responsive, and sincere, building trust with both sides and supporting professionals to progress through certifications and new responsibilities. Whether scaling project teams in construction and infrastructure, adding specialist electrotechnical and mechanical expertise, or filling critical roles in public works and utilities, the firm provides reliable, sector-specific talent solutions across the Netherlands.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQAlkmaar, Netherlands

EnergyRec Global

EnergyRec Global is a specialist recruitment partner dedicated to project controls, planning, and cost talent across power generation, CCGT, LNG, and broader energy infrastructure. With more than a decade of energy-sector focus, the firm connects leading EPCs, owner-operators, utilities, and engineering organizations with high-performing professionals who keep multi-billion-dollar capital programs on schedule and within budget. Covering the full project lifecyclefrom baseline planning through execution, commissioning, and startupits mandates span Project Controls Managers; Senior Schedulers and Planning Engineers proficient in Primavera P6; Cost Engineers and Cost Controllers skilled in forecasting, budgeting, change control, and earned value management; PMO and Controls Analysts focused on data, reporting, and performance; and Commissioning Planning and Startup Coordinators who bridge project completion into operations. EnergyRec Global delivers flexible recruitment solutions through direct hire, retained search, and contract staffing, tailoring each search to the clients technical requirements, delivery model, and milestone pressures. Operating internationally across the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe, EMEA, and APAC, it leverages a deep global network to mobilize scarce expertise into energy hubs and major grid, thermal, renewable, LNG, transmission, and substation programs. In addition to technical hiring, the company runs a dedicated rec-to-rec practice that supplies high-caliber recruiters to energy-focused agencies and in-house talent acquisition teams, enabling clients to scale specialist recruitment capability from consultant level through leadership. Clients choose EnergyRec Global for its domain knowledge in integrated planning, cost control, earned value, and project governance, plus a proven track record delivering senior project controls leadership and complete scheduling, cost, and PMO teams for multi-phase CCGT, LNG, and hybrid energy programs. Acting as a long-term strategic partner, it aligns talent to critical roles that safeguard schedule, cost, and risk outcomes across complex energy infrastructure worldwide.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningUtilitiesEngineeringHuman Resources

HQHouston, United States

Converge Resources

Converge Resources is a specialist staffing partner focused on the fast-converging worlds of Information Technology and Operational Technology, helping employers and job seekers navigate the dissolving lines between IT and OT. The firm addresses workforce needs across the full digital-industrial spectrum, placing professionals in information and cyber security, business intelligence and risk analysis, data engineering and data science, software and application development, project management, and infrastructure and operations, while also covering core OT disciplines such as SCADA networking, software and HMI development, DCS configuration, predictive analytics engineering, and PLC programming and troubleshooting. Converge Resources supports organizations facing hiring challenges tied to developing new applications, succession planning, and employer brand positioning, recognizing that technology professionals evaluate opportunities differently and seek evolving definitions of job fulfillment. They provide permanent recruitment alongside flexible contract and temporary solutions to secure specialized talent for near-term initiatives and long-term capability building. Their candidate and client work spans industries where connected devices, automation, and data are transforming operations, including energy production and processing such as exploration, drilling and production, chemical plants and refineries; industrial manufacturing across automotive, electronics, and consumer goods; transportation and logistics involving pipelines, ports, and supply chain; healthcare use cases like credentialing applications, clinical data, and pharmaceutical; public infrastructure encompassing smart cities, traffic impact analytics, and utilities; agriculture with conditions monitoring, harvest analysis, and storage efficiency; consumer connection through wearables, smart home, and on-demand services; and retail focused on inventory management and intelligence. By aligning domain-specific engineers, developers, and project leaders with complex, real-time environments, Converge Resources enables clients to protect data, improve operational integrity, and make informed decisions, while giving candidates access to roles at the forefront of industrial digitalization and IoT scale-up. Their approach emphasizes cultural fit, relevant experience, and long-term value for both sides of the hiring equation.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQHouston, United States

H&C Search

H&C Search is a specialized retained executive search firm focused on placing transformative leaders across asset-intensive industries, with a core emphasis on energy, manufacturing, and industrial value chains. The firm partners with private equity, venture capital, and publicly traded companies to deliver board, C-suite, fund-level, and VP leadership, combining rigorous assessment with practical, operator-minded insight. Their offerings span executive search for Board of Directors and C-suite roles (including CEO, CFO, COO, CIO, CHRO, CRO, CSO and investment professionals), as well as strategic engagements such as board effectiveness reviews, team building, talent mapping, strategic introductions, and M&A advisory. Guided by a holistic approach to energy talent, H&C Search embraces cross-pollination across capital structures, technology maturity, and positions in the value chain to ensure best practices transfer into the most promising technologies and operating models. The firms sector expertise covers traditional energy and the energy transition, chemicals and petrochemicals, refining, EPC, aerospace and defense, automotive, industrial services, contract and discrete manufacturing, robotics, supply chain and logistics, water, waste management, PPE, TIC, and broader climatetech/decarbonization. H&C Search emphasizes leadership attributes that drive scaleoperational expertise, growth orientation, strategic acumen, and strong value chain relationshipsand avoids one-size-fits-all calibration profiles, instead maximizing optionality by mapping nuanced candidate attributes to client objectives. Collaboration is central to their delivery model, with senior partners engaged throughout each mandate to ensure accountability and responsiveness. A deep commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion is embedded in every search, moving beyond tokenism to expand perspectives, reduce bias, and unlock better decisions and outcomes. By aligning search strategy with how clients actually operate, H&C Search consistently delivers leaders who can navigate complex markets, steward change across legacy and emergent technologies, and create durable enterprise value.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentSOW/ProjectsOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningIndustrial AutomationSupply Chain ManagementFreight Forwarding

HQHouston, United States

Turrentine Talent Advisors

Turrentine Talent Advisors is a Greater Houstonbased executive recruiting firm focused on the Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, and Chemical industries, delivering leadership and critical talent that drive operational excellence and long-term value. The firm partners with operators, EPCs, fabricators, OEM suppliers, and services companies across upstream, midstream, and downstream environments as well as plant operations and global supply chains. Backed by 15 years of hands-on industry experience spanning engineering, global engineering management, fabrication leadership, product management, operations, supply chain, sales, and executive roles, Turrentine Talent Advisors brings practical insight to every search and translates complex technical and commercial requirements into precise hiring strategies. The team manages executive search, direct/permanent hiring, and project staffing, supporting clients building innovative teams or scaling large initiatives. Their candidate vetting process blends rigorous resume review, experience verification, and skills assessment with deeper evaluation of communication style, leadership behaviors, and cultural alignment to ensure both performance and retention. Employers gain access to leaders with the scientific, regulatory, and commercial acumen to advance chemical portfolios; the technical and operational depth to optimize manufacturing productivity, quality, and profitability; and the vision to improve safety, reliability, and efficiency across energy operations. Candidates benefit from discreet representation to high-impact opportunities that value strategic thinking, technical depth, and measurable results. As a member of the Dimensional Search networkaffiliated with Sanford Rose Associates, Next Level Exchange, and Next Level Marketing Communicationsthe firm operates with proven best practices and a national peer network while maintaining boutique-level service and accountability. Whether the need is an executive to guide transformation, a functional leader to stabilize a critical operation, or specialized talent for complex projects, Turrentine Talent Advisors collaborates closely to clarify requirements, calibrate fit, and deliver shortlists quickly, helping clients hire with precision and professionals advance with purpose.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningConsumer Goods ManufacturingIndustrial MachineryChemical Manufacturing

HQHouston, United States

Hire Talent

Hire Talent is a Houston, Texasbased recruitment partner specializing in direct hire search for mid-sized, high-growth companies across the U.S., bringing decades of experience and thousands of completed searches to every engagement. The firm delivers results through two core modelscontingent search for professional and entry-to-mid leadership roles, and retained search for confidential, strategic hires at the manager, director, and C-suite levelsaugmented by targeted candidate sourcing via a global network of specialized recruiters. Led by founder Sue Ebrahim, a finance graduate of the University of Houston with a background at Tatum, Hire Talent combines business acumen with rigorous assessment to align candidate capabilities and culture fit with client objectives. Their consultants are industry practitioners who qualify talent thoroughly and collaborate closely with hiring teams to tailor strategies, manage multi-role hiring campaigns over months when required, and protect confidentiality for sensitive leadership transitions. The firms portfolio reflects broad cross-industry expertise: scaling a relocating Intelligent Transportation Systems manufacturer with sales, operations, and technical hires; strengthening leadership for a home health company with key executive placements; building an in-office sales team for a publicly traded medical waste business; serving for more than a decade as a trusted partner to a steel distribution company; supporting a mid-sized oil & gas tools company across supply chain, sales, accounting, and technology roles; assembling critical talent for an AI startup and an international SaaS company focused on energy and oil & gas markets; and executing finance and technology searches for a private equitybacked construction services platform. Hire Talents approach emphasizes speed, precision, and partnershipcustomizing each search, communicating transparently, and staying accountable through deliveryso clients secure leaders and professionals who drive lasting impact.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtRPOAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseTelecommunicationsCloud ComputingTelecom

HQHouston, United States

Elios Talent

Elios Talent is a modern recruiting partner that blends seasoned recruiters with an AI platform to accelerate hiring without sacrificing quality. Through two complementary offeringsElios Insights, a self-serve platform that turns job needs into ranked shortlists with transparent FitScores, and Elios Talent, a high-touch search service led by industry specialiststhe firm helps organizations move from intake to interviews in days. The platform automates sourcing, screening, scheduling, and feedback, augments interviews with human-proctored, AI-enabled workflows, and provides recruiter copilot capabilities and real-time dashboards for funnel health and KPIs, while remaining human-in-the-loop so judgment, culture fit, and close planning are never outsourced to keywords. Elios places mid-level through executive talent across technology, healthcare and life sciences, and energy/engineering, with proven depth in AI/ML and data science, software and cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, clinical nursing and perioperative roles, allied health and healthcare administration, and oil & gas and renewables operations. Case studies highlight results such as two precision finalists leading to a high-impact analytics hire in roughly seven days, five permanent perioperative hires coordinated to start in one week, a healthcare leadership finalist surfaced within thirty hours after a year-long internal search had stalled, and stale engineering requisitions revived and closed in under fourteen days. Built by operators and recruiters who have scaled teams under pressure, Elios combines structured intake, curated talent pools, rubric-based evaluation, and interview orchestration to reduce noise and hiring fatigue. Outcome-based pricing means clients pay only when they hire, with no retainers and lower fees than traditional agencies, and a placement guarantee provides added assurance. Serving North America, South America, and EMEA, Elios supports permanent recruitment, executive and interim leadership, and contract specialists, enabling hiring managers to achieve speed, quality, and cost control without compromiseoften compressing timelines from months to days and delivering fewer, better candidates so teams can decide faster and onboard with confidence.

Permanent RecruitmentExec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceHealthcare AdministrationMental Health CareVeterinary

HQHouston, United States

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